Josh Whitehead » Conferences http://www.joshwhitehead.net Thoughts and updates from Knoxville, TN. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 LIT Conference http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/25/lit-conference/ http://www.joshwhitehead.net/2010/01/25/lit-conference/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:41:47 +0000 Josh http://www.joshwhitehead.net/?p=3053 My pastor, Chris Stephens, has a passion to help churches. It has been a dream of his for years – and now it is becoming a reality.


On April 29th, he will host the LIT Conference – a one day leadership experience for church leaders. The speaker line-up includes: Pat Summitt, Coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, Pete Wilson, Pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, Johnny Hunt, Pastor of FBC Woodstock, GA, and Chris. It is going to be an amazing day – you do not want to miss it!

You can register for $89 by clicking HERE. If you are in the Knoxville area, don’t miss this day of learning from some of the greatest leaders in our area!

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In the same way, you should spend time unpacking the ideas from the time you spent away. Each initial idea needs time for reflection, analysis and improvement. Whether you are at a conference or on a retreat, take time to unpack the ideas. Consider spending a significant amount of time asking tough questions about the decisions that were made, those that are in process and those for the future. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time.

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Structure dictates structure.

Wherever you are, you can only accomplish what your structure allows you to accomplish. SO, you either change your structure or you change your plans. That’s your only two choices (we’ll, I guess leaving is a choice as well).

At FPC, I believe that the structure that Pastor, the Elders and Leadership Team created allows us to impact the Kingdom more effectively. FPC is staff lead, but we receive spiritual accountability from the Elders and financial accountability from the Leadership Team.

Because of the structure, we can make quick changes and try things that we never could if our structure were cumbersome. Our Senior Management Team makes decisions and we move on them. It’s a blast!

I hope the guys there are encouraged to lead at even greater levels because of our time together! Can’t wait to be challenged by them and begin new relationships as well.

Thanks to West Park Baptist Church for hosting the lunch and for their ministry to our city.

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If you are not attending, here is a link so that you can watch the teaching sessions live online.

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I proceeded to pump gas when Kyle saw a sign that said, “No Debit or Credit Cards” (poorly written on cardboard on one pump). I immediately stopped pumping gas and was at $1.50. Problem: I NEVER carry cash! Earlier in the day I had found a $1 bill in Kim’s car and now searched to find 50 cents. We found it with only 12 cents to spare. Still out of gas, we went back 12 miles to an open gas station before heading home. Crazy night!

Sometimes I think my relationship with God feels like my experience with the GPS. God is telling me where to go, but I am questioning whether He has updated His maps. After I follow Him, I can look back and see His leadership in my life. God, thanks for being WAY better than my GPS!

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  1. Len Sweet and Ron Martoia are probably the deepest thinkers I have met. Honestly, I’m still not sure what they were talking about, but they are the futurists, so they certainly know.
  2. Will Mancini and Auxano have some awesome team building tools.
  3. I need to reflect more on Larry Osborne’s talk, “Innovations Dirty Little Secret.” It was a great session about innovation in the church.
  4. Jeff, Steve and Lance with Fellowship Technologies could be the funniest guys I’ve ever met. You should use FellowshipOne just to get to hang out with them! Also, ask them about BAF.
  5. Third Quarter Consulting will help FPC develop a multi-site strategy. Jim Tomberlin is a guru and it was great to learn about John Bishop’s church.
  6. At my house, we have to use the website Church Marketing Stinks and not the alternative that Michael Buckingham used. We don’t say that word!
  7. Aaron stays up later than me EVERY night (I am SO old).
  8. Karen Butler, Katherine Kennedy, Amy Reed and the entire Church Solutions Magazine team are great hosts.

We had a great week. Can’t wait to see all that God is going to do in the future!

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